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Information on the English-language radio (FM and Internet), television, magazines and newspapers available to anglophones in Geneva and the vicinity. RadioBBC World Service can be received on digital FM 90.2 and Satellite Hot Bird 2-13º East.
The main BBC stations and other English-language radio can also be received via many satellite TV installations or over the Internet. Previously broadcast programmes can often be listened to again or downloaded. Voice of America is also available on shortwave, with NewsNow.
Radio in GenevaWorld Radio Geneva (WRG-FM 88.4) available on 88.4 FM broadcasts in English to Geneva. Programming includes contemporary music, chat, news and magazine shows. The programmes are also available streaming live via the Internet. Radio 74 (88.8 FM Geneva and the lake region and 88.1 FM Annecy). Bilingual French/English station with a focus on educational programming, news and discussions. Also available streaming live via the Internet.
The English Show is broadcast from Basel on Tuesdays from 18:30 on Radio X (94.5 FM) Radio on the InternetIncreasingly, radio stations are "streaming" their broadcasts on the Internet. You typically need RealPlayer although sometimes a feed is available in Windows Media format, compatible with the players that have shipped with recent versions of Windows and Microsoft Internet Explorer. For a fairly comprehensive list of the many stations who provide this service, click here. Alternatively, select one of the stations below for (relatively) instant access to live radio!
TelevisionIt is possible to access UK-based free-to-air (FTA) programming on the same satellite that broadcasts Sky Digital. Please note, however, that there is no legal way to access encrypted programming on that satellite while in Switzerland or France (such as Sky Digital's premium channels accessible only through a Sky subscription package, or those channels that may only be watched in the UK using a satellite receiver with a free-to-view - FTV - card installed).
Swiss TelevisionThe SSG/SSR is the Swiss national public broadcaster. It provides two French-language TV channels, two Italian, three German and one channel in Romansch. These language channels are regional, available locally on terrestrial television but nationally on cable and DTH. Télévision Suisse Romande is based in Geneva, with offices across the country and serves the French speaking Swiss population. English-language programmes are available. Look for the sign "VO" (version originale, which means broadcast in the original language) in the listing or select from the Bicanal option. The Swiss Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) has a full list of the licensed television and radio broadcasters operating in Switzerland. It is obligatory to pay television licence fees in Switzerland.
French TelevisionAcross the border in France, both Canal+ and Arte show some English-language programmes (particularly feature films, often at odd times of the day or night), for a reasonable amount of English-language television you really need a satellite TV installation. Canal Satellite and TPS are the two main (digital) satellite providers in France. Both have many channels, with a reasonable number of English-language programmes available on the French-language channels - including feature films, comedy, TV dramas, and documentaries - together with some English news feeds (from sources such as CNN, BBC World, Sky News and CNBC). English-language Print Publications
Online news
International News LinksInternational English-language newspapers are available at many newsstands, usually on the day following publication. AngloINFO delivers an extensive English-language news service, drawn from sources around the world.
Most of the major international press is available online: UK
Ireland
USA
Canada Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
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